Work begins on a 65,720 square foot service and sales center for Rush Truck Centers

HUNTLEY — Geis Companies, a multi-generational and national, family-owned real estate firm, has begun work on a 65,720 square-foot, mixed-use service and sales facility for Ruch Truck Centers. According to an Oct. 21 press release, this is the 15th Rush Truck Center project Geis has been awarded.

“We are excited to be in another project with our longtime client, Rush Truck Centers,” said President of Geis Development Conrad Geis. “We strive to bring the best quality product to our clients and remain a trusted partner with each company.”

The building will be located at 11816 S. Route 47 on the north side of Kreutzer Road. Rush Truck Centers has purchased 12 acres next to its existing facility for the new project. Geis plans to deliver a Class A building to its client. This includes demolishing the existing 32,000-square-foot facility to make way for additional parking and organized associates.

Back on Sept. 12, the Village Board approved the final Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Final Plat of Subdivision for Rush Truck Centers. The approved final PUD plans include the burial of overhead utility lines along the property’s frontage as required by the Subdivision Ordinance, however, Rush has stated that this will be a significant expense that they did not anticipate at the start of the project.

Due to this unforeseen circumstance, Rush will be back before the Village Board on Oct. 24, in hopes of getting a resolution authorizing the approval and execution of a utility relocation and development between the Village of Huntley and Rush.

The Village Board previously approved a non-binding term sheet on May 23, setting forth the terms of a “Utility Relocation Agreement” to assist with the burial of overhead utility lines along Route 47, according to the Oct. 24 Village Board meeting agenda packet. The burial of overhead utility lines along Rush’s frontage is estimated to cost approximately $465,000.

Rush has requested for Huntley to take the lead in designing and coordinating all work to bury the overhead utilities, including those along their frontage. Rush would contribute $400,000 for the burial work and is not requesting any additional incentive for their project.

Village staff state that if the cost is above or below $465,000, Rush and the Village will split the cost equally.

Once that matter is sorted out, construction is expected to begin in November, with an estimated completion of the project in Quarter 1 of 2026. The project will be done in three phases.

Phase 1 will begin with site work and renovation of the existing leasing offices. Phase 2 is when construction will start of the new 65,720-square-foot mixed-use office and parts service and storage building with a truck repair garage.

The exterior walls of the new building will be made of resilient insulated precast concrete panel walls. The roof will be constructed of cool-roof mechanically fastened white TPO membrane. There will also be high-efficiency heating and cooling systems with environmentally friendly new refrigerants, upgraded forward facing materials for Route 47 facing elevations, and a service shop with new configurations. The service shop will allow 11 bays that can house 33 trucks at 22 Off-Hour Delivery (OHD) sites and will have three bus bays that can house six buses at six OHD’s.

Phase 3 will feature the demolition of the existing 32,000-square-foot U-shaped service building and completion of all upgraded landscape areas.